Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-23

with 4 lightning rod splre. His statu-.
esque poses, the eloquent movements of
his arms, and the lingering, lonesome,
though mute, appeals heavonward, have
convinced residents that he is defyng
political lightning. A few more deiies
and the patrol wagon will strike him.
Iowa Items.
The Santa Fe surveyors have completed
running line to Muscatine.
Three Iowa boys were among the sixty.
four graduates from West Point.
The Burlington cemeteries have about
$4,000 occupants, nearly rs great popu.
lation as the city itself.
Florence Dunbar, n Sioux City domes
tic, toyed with the gasoline can, and her
spirit fled heavcnward like meteor.
An immense meteor, thought to be ten
feet in diameter, is said TO have fallen
near Pilot Mound, Cerro Gordo county,
Thursday evening.
The democratic section of the Fergu
son u. A. Il. post at Knoxville, beng
outvoted at a recent meeting, came to-
gcther the next day and endorsed Cieve-
land for denomination.
Keokuk boomers are trying to induce
the Santa Fe road to buiM u branch line
company is on its dignity and wants the
earth before it will make any promises.
The assessment of u. Nj. Grimes, of
Burlington, was raised from nothing to
$40, 600 by the board of equalization, and
the suddenly enriched man has hlcd with
the clerk of the court notice OF appeal.
While out buggy riding a Fort Dodge
young man fell asleep. His snoring
scared the horses and they ran away.
throwing the sleepy occupant out and
bruising him somewhat, but doing no
f,r ri hor mi jury This 10 said n ha "a
story.
A little girl in South Ottumwa set a
glass coal oil can on hot stove and the
can exploded, setting fire to her hair and
clothing, and badly cutting her neck and
face with fragments of the glass. BY
prompt measures the mother succeeded
in saving the chlld's life.
Robert Waxind, a prominent farmer of
Buchanan county, was gored to death by
bull on Friday morning. He entered
the field where the animal was, when,
without warning, the beast made rush
for him and drove one horn through his
body, disemboweling him and causing in.
stant death
The Des Mones Leader says the out
put of coal IN Polk county is decreasing
yearly, mainly because there Is no market
for 1t. The lrrgest quantity ever taken
from the mines in the county during one
year was 619,0 tons, in 1884. Since 1884
the amount has been growing smaller
until during 1885 there were but 337, ,984
tons, or only little more than one-half
as much taken out rs in 1884.
Dakota.
Illinois Central surveyors are stalking
line to Yankton.
The gas we'll at Pierre sputtered for a
| few days and then went out.
l,h o. t~<
| the increase. An Emmons county man
reports that he recently dehorned nine
calves and nineteen yearlings, with good
success.
Frank Nj. Netf. of Huron, has invented
q new upper case for printers which is
considered a bonanza. He Is said to
have refused an offer of $4,000 for his
| invention.
A Deadwood woman ran into hOr-
nets nest a few days ago, but the en-
| ragged insects were unable to puncture
her anatomy and the whole swarm stung
themselves to death in disgust. Dead
| wood is somewhat noted for tough fe-
| males.
The Groton artesian we'll has broken
| out in a new spot, the latest bad break
being about half way between the we'll
and the original break. The crack IL
several feet long and the water rushes
from IL III COuSt6ub now WituOut l6S1cu-
| ing the flow of the we'll or that of the
first break, about block distant.
Colorado.
A natural gas we'll has been added to
| the coal find near Louisville"
The third rail is to be laid this year on
| large portion of the Denver q Rio
| Grande railroad. President Moffat has
| placed orders sor twenty-seven engines
| and $4,000 tons of steel rails.
Several towns are bidding lively for the
| location of the Jesuit college. A bonus
| of thirty acres of ground have been Of
fered by Denver parties, while Colorado
| Springs offers 800 acres and $25, 900 cash
The college building will cost $500. 900
and will accommodate 700 students.
| The Solid Muldoon says 'the Jubilee
ode mailed to this Office by Rev. Mr.. Van
Ness, of Denver, is declined. Such
| poetry as
"A Briton stood on Irish sod
| Evicting Terriers by the squad
| will not go in community where the
| leading citizens wear slx-shooterS."
Carl Schurz on Clutches.